Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for a new [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Olympic decathlete Daley Thompson has left the world of track and field and is gearing up for a new career in motor racing . |
2 | He was looking not for a new policy for Britain , but for a political protege for himself , someone who would be more gracious and romantic than Chamberlain . |
3 | The world is full of stray cats , many of them searching hopefully for a new home . |
4 | Yeah , I thought you were saving up for a new game for your Sega system ? |
5 | I er I think erm it 's silly not to have it er when you 're going in for a new set . |
6 | DHA 1 has been waiting patiently for a new DGH for 25 years . |
7 | Mr Fallon , a champion for redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
8 | Mr Fallon , who supports redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but , at the same time , the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
9 | Skinner , who ticked me off yesterday for suggesting his vote had fallen , is off after 14 years , leaving my colleagues on the Sun distraught and casting around for a new NEC contact . |
10 | Only tame , domesticated animals could possibly have been part of the goods and chattels of that early band of pioneers , striking out for a new island home . |